Allies Quote by Rand Paul

Bashar Assad has been so brutal toward the Sunni within Syria that he created the space that led to the people of Syria themselves…

— Marco Rubio

The invasion of Iraq, particularly, gave a big shot in the arm to the jihadi extremists.

— Noam Chomsky

I think that if you believe in regime change, you're mistaken. In 2013, we put 600 tons of weapons - us, Saudi Arabia, and…

— Rand Paul

We didn't create ISIS - ISIS created themselves, but we will stop them, and one of the ways we stop them is by not…

— Rand Paul

ISIS was able to grow because the Obama administration stuck its head in the sand rather than address the emerging problem.

— Will Hurd

Assad's regime helped ISIS grow by attacking other opposition forces and rarely targeting ISIS.

— Richard Engel

It seems to me that the Iraqis laid down a lot of the arms that we gave to them. So that doesn't seem to…

— Brad Wenstrup

The fact that we walked away from the Middle East, as distasteful as it was for us to stay involved and prevent wars, based…

— Jack Keane

The United States should have stepped up and destroyed ISIS at its origins rather than wait until ISIS grew their capabilities and influence.

— Ryan Zinke

Isis combatants, foreign and domestic, plan to attack us regardless of whether we extend airstrikes into Syria. The deadly and fanatical nature of this…

— Wes Streeting

ISIS is a monstrosity. It didn't come from nowhere. It's one of the results of the U.S. hitting a very vulnerable society - Iraq…

— Noam Chomsky

Like Hamas, ISIS was deeply embedded in urban areas. And the international coalition against ISIS worked hard to protect civilians and create humanitarian corridors.

— Lloyd Austin